Applied Materials Earnings Thursday To Show Spending Slowdown
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication equipment supplier, is set to announce its Q2 2012 result on 17 th May. It competes with other semiconductor equipment manufacturers such as ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:...
Vale’s Nickel Business Faces Challenges Ahead
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world’s second largest nickel producer, has recently had to declare force majeure after its Goro mine met an accident in its sulfuric acid plant. With the commodity prices going south, this may hurt the company nickel...
The Biggest Threat to High Oil Prices
May 16th, 2012 by Wall St. Daily
Submitted by Wall St. Daily using our Trefis Contributor Tool The biggest threat to oil prices isn’t excess supply, uneven demand or slowing global growth. It’s the rise of the U.S. dollar – or more precisely, the fall of the euro. You see, o...
Zipcar Renews ABS Facility To Fund 2012 Domestic Fleet Expansion
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Zipcar (NYSE:ZIP) has renewed its asset backed securitization (ABS) facility to support the funding of its 2012 fleet expansion in the U.S. It has significantly reduced its vehicle acquisition costs over the past year by shifting from leasing veh...
Get Ready for a Post-Earnings Surge for NVIDIA
May 16th, 2012 by Justin Fritz
Submitted by Wall St. Daily using our Trefis Contributor Tool Graphics chip company, NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA ), reported first-quarter earnings last Friday. And although revenue of $924.9 million represents a 4% decline from the same quarter last ...
Capital One Rejigs Recently Acquired HSBC Card Unit
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Earlier this month, Capital One (NYSE:COF) finalized the acquisition of HSBC’s (NYSE:HBC) U.S. credit card business. And within days of the deal going through, Capital One swung into action with the process of integrating the new business ...
ConocoPhillips Targets Shale Assets in Australia
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Upstream player ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) is looking to start the exploration of shale reserves in Australia. The company has partnered with a local player New Standard Energy to target shale assets in Western and Central Australia. Conoco has an...
What’s On Tap For Gap Earnings Thursday
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Specialty retailer Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS) is scheduled to announce its Q1 fiscal 12 earnings on May 17th. Since the company has already disclosed its Q1 sales along with its April sales, we believe its Q1 margins and international strategy will be p...
What’s On Deck For Wal-Mart’s Earnings Thursday
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), the world’s largest retailer, is scheduled to announce its Q1 fiscal 2013 earnings on May 17th. Wal-Mart’s earnings will provide important insights on the the current state of the U.S. retail industry. Investors w...
Hartford Financial Targets Youth To Drive Retirement Plans
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
An increasing awareness and concern for financial well being among the youth in America will benefit insurance companies such as Hartford Financial Services Group (NYSE:HIG). The company discovered in a survey conducted recently that most employe...
Harley Works On Riding Indian Growth To $59
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Harley Davidson (NYSE:HOG) is targeting a 25-30% annual growth in the Indian market for the next five years. The iconic motorcycle manufacturer has launched a strategic dealer expansion drive across the country’s metros and select smaller t...
Facebook’s Coming At $100+ Billion, Should Be Closer To $82
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Facebook is set to price its historic IPO later this week at a reported valuation of over $100 billion. This is huge given how young the company is and the competition it faces from the likes of Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and ...
MDU Resources: Customer Growth Highest in the Industry
May 16th, 2012 by Investing Daily
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . By: Roger Conrad MDU Resources (NYSE: MDU) generates a third of its earnings from oil and gas production. The focus is output from 124,000 acres in the Bakken region, supple...
Groupon Launches Rewards, Loyalty Program for Local Merchants
May 16th, 2012 by Trefis Team
Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) announced the nationwide launch of Groupon Rewards, a loyalty program for local merchants which enables them to offer their customers special rewards and offers for repeat business. Customers can earn Groupon Rewards by usin...
A Look at the Basics of Gas Processing and the Growth Trends at Work in this Market
May 16th, 2012 by Investing Daily
Submitted by Investing Daily as part of our contributors program . By: Elliott Gue In the field, raw natural gas often occurs with other hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane and iso-butane. These heavier hydrocarbons are collectively ...
